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tion of affairs, 364; people impoverished, 



364. 



VI. Transfer of the civil authority to the 

 Governor-elect, 323 ; judges of Supreme Court, 

 323 ; school-fund, 323 ; direct tax levied by 

 Congress, 324 ; memorial of the Legislature to 

 Congress, 324 ; acts of the Legislature relative 

 to colored persons, 324 ; resolution relative to 

 the pardon of Jefferson Davis, 324 ; act forbid- 

 ding persons of color to carry fire-arms, 325 ; 

 question of constitutionality, 325 ; remarks of 

 the Governor on the amendment to the Fed- 

 eral Constitution, 325 ; report of a committee 

 of the Legislature, 326 ; State debts, 326 ; mil- 

 itary trial closed by the restoration of civil 

 authority, 326 ; announcement by the Govern- 

 or, 326 ; the labor system, 327 ; immigration, 

 327. 



VII. Made a part of Third Military District, 

 312 ; placed under Colonel Sprague, 312 ; di- 

 vision of the State into districts for registra- 

 tion, 312 ; Governor Walker's proclamation 

 respecting vacancies in civil offices, 313 ; or- 

 ders respecting secret meetings of armed blacks, 

 313 ; first appointment to civil office, by the 

 military commander, 313 ; Republican Conven- 

 tion met at Tallahassee, 313 ; registration of 

 voters, 313; order prohibiting civil officers 

 from using influence in reconstruction, 313 ; 

 convention to organize Union Conservative 

 party, 313 ; resolutions, 313 ; additional orders 

 to civil officers respecting their influence in re- 

 construction, 313; continued efforts to organ- 

 ize a Conservative party, 313 ; results of 

 registration, 314; order relative to an election, 

 314; instructions for revising registration lists, 

 314; result of the election, 315 ; question as to 

 the legality of the measures relating to recon- 

 struction, 315 ; removal of sheriffs, 315 ; ed- 

 ucation, 315 ; immigration, 315. 



VIII. Progress of reconstruction, 265 ; con- 

 vention called, 266 ; remonstrance of citizens, 

 266 ; order of General Meade relative to the 

 State courts, 266; organization of the State 

 Convention, 266 ; discord commenced, 266 ; 

 committee on elections, 267 ; report, 267 ; re- 

 committed and members added, 267 ; report of 

 majority, 267; minority outmanoeuvred, 267; 

 fifteen delegates retire, 267 ; remaining mem- 

 bers continue the sitting, 267 ; form a consti- 

 tution, 268; action of convention, 268; ad- 

 journment, 268 ; absentees return, 268 ; form 

 a ne\v convention, 268 ; new committees, 268 ; 



unseat four other members, 268; conflict of 

 the parties, 268 ; proceedings of the military, 

 268; reorganization of the convention, 269; 

 constitution formed, 269 ; its provisions, 269 ; 

 on suffrage, 269; equality of negroes, 269; 

 declaration of rights, 269 ; candidates for office 

 nominated, 270 ; order for a general election, 

 270 ; result of the elections, 271 ; meeting of 

 the Legislature, 271 ; surrender of the govern- 

 ment to the civil authorities, 272; military 

 changes, 272 ; second session of the Legisla- 

 ture, 272 ; proclamation of the Governor, 273 ; 

 veto message, 273 ; bill passed, 273 ; the Gov- 

 ernor impeached, 273 ; proclamation of the 

 Lieutenant-Governor, 274; declares Legisla- 

 ture adjourned, 274; Governor Reed disre- 

 gards the impeachment, 274; applies to the 

 Supreme Court, 274 ; another proclamation of 

 the Lieutenant-Governor, 275 ; judges sustain 

 the Governor, 275 ; quo warranto issued against 

 the Lieutenant-Governor, 275 ; his proceedings, 

 275 ; new Legislature meet, 275 ; impeach- 

 ment set aside, 275 ; its proceedings, 276 ; mes- 

 sage of the Governor, 276 ; finances, 276 ; tax- 

 ation, 276 ; public lands, 277. 



IX. Meeting of the Legislature, 268; con- 

 clusion of the impeachment proceedings against 

 Governor Reed, 268 ; efforts to unseat Senator 

 Gilbert, 268 ; organization of a common-school 

 system, 268 ; adjournment of the Legislature, 

 268 ; annexation of West Florida to Alabama, 

 268 ; reasons given by the Alabama commis- 

 sioners for annexation, 268 ; Florida commis- 

 sioners, 269 ; popular vote on annexation, 269 ; 

 extra session of the Legislature, 269 ; revision 

 of the revenue and tax laws, 269 ; legislation 

 in behalf of railroads, 270 ; ratification of the 

 fifteenth amendment, 270; Republican Con- 

 vention, 270 ; report on the condition of Flor- 

 ida, 270 ; resolutions, 270 ; disorders, 270 ; re- 

 organization of the Republican party, 271 ; 

 address of the Republican State Executive 

 Committee, 271 ; financial condition of the 

 State, 271 ; penitentiary, 272 ; removal of po- 

 litical disabilities recommended, 272. 



X. Immigration, 297; United States census, 

 297; debt, 297 ; statement of Governor Reed as 

 to, 297; circulating medium, 298; financial bills 

 in Legislature, 298 ; internal improvement bills, 

 298; code of practice, 299; impeachment of 

 Governor, 299; appointment of Lieutenant- 

 Governor, 299 ; impeachment of Judge Maybee, 

 300 ; extra session of Legislature called, 300 ; 



